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Lisa Lamoreaux, San Juan Island Fine Artist

Lisa Lamoreaux didn’t plan to become an artist. But in many ways, she just always was.

HER PASSION FOR MIXING AND

matching designs began as just a little girl. Obsessed with buying greeting cards, Lisa Lamoreaux spent hours rearranging them on the wall of her bedroom. Tired of the pinholes, her mother turned the entire wall into cork giving Lisa the freedom to easily create new designs as her collection grew and her vision expanded.

Today, her work is rooted in the same collage-style techniques she began honing in her early years. A mixed-media fine artist, many of her pieces begin with a layer of found paper. Lisa then adds a layer of acrylic modeling paste, maneuvering the plastic-like material while it’s still pliable. Speaking to the creative process, Lamoreaux doesn’t know what any single piece will be until she’s well into the design process.

Once dried, the canvas receives layers and layers of acrylic paint. Subjects are then painted in water-mixable oil. Lisa’s final step is a glaze that gives her work an eye-catching shine. e process is time-intensive, requiring long dry times and an extensive amount of exploring.

Using Found Paper

Over time, Lamoreaux’s passion for finding greeting cards morphed into a hunt for old paper.

In her early days as a professional artist, she’d scour hidden places, like flea markets and rummage sales. She’d find old books, scores of music, and handmade paper — each uniquely beautiful and full of character. In order for her pieces to be sold professionally, the paper she uses must be under the public domain. As Lamoreaux’s work developed a following, passionate patrons undertook the hunt for her. She’s received handmade papers from all over the world — including an Italian one that’s so beautiful it’s somehow never made its way onto a canvas.

“I have four rolls of it that I’ve been coveting. I just can’t bring myself to use it,” said Lisa.

Bee 4 by Lisa Lamoreaux.

Making a Home on San Juan Island

Born and raised in Bellingham, Lamoreaux spent the first 20 years as a young adult in the greater Seattle area. Moving to the San Juans wasn’t part of the plan, but it also didn’t surprise her that the islands called to her.

“It’s always been a lifelong dream to live somewhere on an island with a western exposure,” Lamoreaux explained.

In 2017, she came to San Juan Island to housesit and she never left. Lamoreaux was captivated by the western-facing view of Andrews Bay and Haro Strait. She still is. It’s the view she sees daily from her island home and studio.

You too can see the view during the annual San Juan Island Artists’ Studio Tour, June 4 - 5, 2022. Lisa is also happy to welcome visitors by appointment.

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SAMPLE THE BEST BREAD IN WASHINGTON From crop

to oven, Barn Owl Bakery’s crunchy-crusted baked goods have earned national attention.

Lopez Island’s Barn Owl Bakery recently received a highly-coveted award from Food & Wine’s 2022 review of ‘e Best Bread in Every State’ joing three other Washington powerhouses: Sea Wolf Bakery, Breadfarm, and Macrina Bakery. Unarguably the most remote on the list, this craft bakery on sleepy Lopez makes magic with island-grown goods. e bread relies on a wild leaven, rich in bacteria and yeasts that imbue flavor and nutrition. e grain comes from Horse Drawn Farm, where the land is actually tilled by horses (another Lopez purveyor). And, the flour is milled at Island Grist, a Lopez mill using historic milling equipment. You can find Barn Owl Bakery breads year-round at Blossom Grocery, the Southend General Store, and the Orcas Co-op. During the summer months, you can find a full complement of bread and pastries at the Lopez Island Farmer’s Market.

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CALLING ALL BOOK LOVERS

e annual Orcas Island Lit Festival is returning June 3-4.

is three-day festival features panels, readings, and events highlighting the vibrant literary culture of the Pacific Northwest and beyond. Authors range from Pulitzer Prize winners to gifted new voices. ey herald from throughout the country, in a rich mix of local and national voices. Take full advantage of this uniquely intimate setting to engage with world-class writers, ask questions and explore their work.

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Learning Made Fun at MOHAI

HOW DID SEATTLE GET ESTABLISHED?

What were the first neighborhoods like? What’s the deal with the big red R? And have seaplanes always landed on Lake Union? e Museum of History and Industry, aka MOHAI, offers a deep dive into how Seattle evolved from its earliest days to now. A mix of pictures, artifacts and hands-on exhibits make this indoor museum fascinating for those of all ages. And, a fun thing to do in Seattle — no matter the weather. e Grand Atrium is a breathtaking introduction. From its rafters a Boeing B-1 is suspended. One of the first seaplanes to regularly land and take off from Lake Union, it was used to fly mail from Seattle to Victoria, British Columbia from 1920 to 1927.

Glowing behind the plane’s tail is the 12-foot tall Rainier ‘R.’ e iconic sign was originally at the Old Rainier Brewery in Seattle’s Industrial District, where it could be seen from I-5. At its nose, a 165-foot wooden sculpture rises from the ground to the ceiling. Carved from the salvaged wood of a schooner built in 1896, visitors can walk the half-moon interior, finding a skylight at its tip and a window at the floor, peering down to the sculpture’s base where it dips into the waters of Lake Union.

A suggested path can be found on the museum’s floor by following a series of orange dots and arrows. ese helpful markers allow you to explore the museum’s collection of permanent and rotating exhibits in chronological order.

From the Grand Atrium, the guided path takes you to the second floor on the northern edge of the building. A series of extensive permanent exhibits have been engagingly constructed in several spaces. e displays are speckled with window views of Lake Union.

A variety of interactive displays invite visitors to try their luck at an ancient slot machine, move logs through a sawmill, help boats pass through the Ballard Locks and more! e second-floor displays continue, wrapping around the entire Grand Atrium along a terrace walkway. e third floor features the Kids Construction Zone, a large play space filled with learning toys and small windows to Lake Union. e top story is the Maritime exhibit — a beautiful space generously filled with daylight and views. A captain’s wheel marks the space’s helm and at the room’s core is a submarine periscope.

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Built, Brewed & Poured By Locals

The specious patio at San Jun Brewing offers the ideal setting for relaxing over a pint with friends and family.

By Charlotte Chevalier

BRINGING BACK CRAFT SINCE 2017,

San Juan Island Brewing Company is an award-winning brewery set in the beautiful and awe-inspiring San Juan Islands. Based in Friday Harbor, the brewery is known for highly sessionable, true-tostyle beers, specializing in old world ales and lagers that are all unified in being flavor balanced and pairing well with food.

Sean and Tim Aylward, two brothers who grew up on San Juan Island and later moved away, started visiting craft breweries on the mainland over a decade ago. Jesse Visciglia, a long-time science teacher at the high school, aspired to put his home brewing talents toward establishing a brewery in the community. Today, he is the head brewer. Common interests would ultimately bring the brothers and Jesse together to start a brewery on the Island.

On July 27, 2017, San Juan Island Brewing Company opened its doors to an anxious crowd and sold its first pint. e team used local contractors throughout its construction and relied on supplies and labor from the Island. Many involved are now regulars, proud to drink a fresh beer in the place they helped build with their own hands. e space they created provides a relaxed atmosphere, complete with a green space for children to play and a patio with communal tables to bring people together. e owners, Sean, Tim, and Jesse, set out to establish a place for islanders to enjoy family dinners, meet up with loved ones, gather the team after practice, and connect with the community, all while enjoying beer brewed on the island. San Juan Island Brewing Company is that place.

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